Oxnard police officer taken to hospital after traffic collision

An Oxnard police officer was taken to a hospital after a traffic collision late Thursday, authorities reported.

Sgt. Jack Kujawa was responding to an emergency call with his vehicle’s lights flashing and sirens on as he got close to the Wooley Road and C Street intersection. Police said he slowed for a red light and then went through the intersection when it looked clear.

As he drove through, a Chevy Camaro failed to yield to the police car and broadsided the vehicle, police said.

The person driving the Camaro declined medical treatment. Kujawa was taken to St. John’s Regional Medical Center and was later released, according to the Oxnard Police Department.

Anyone with information about the collision can call Senior Officer Maria Pena at 385-7750.